Fulminant Pneumonia Due to Aeromonas hydrophila in a Man with Chronic Renal Failure and Liver Cirrhosis.
Year: 2001
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: A 40-year-old man on hemodialysis was admitted due to dyspnea and chest pain and was diagnosed with pneumonia and pericarditis. Ampicillin was administered, but thereafter severe septic shock developed. The fulminant type of pneumonia progressed rapidly, and he died only 48 hours after the onset of symptoms. The autopsy and sputa culture revealed pneumonia due to Aeromonas hydrophila. The source of this infection remained unkown. Interestingly, there were two types of A. hydrophila found during such a short period. The physician should suspect this disease by questioning the patient's history. Early treatment with adequate antibiotics is the only means of saving such a patient's life.
Source: Internal Medicine
Authors: Hiroshi MURATA, Hiroshi YOSHIMOTO, Masatoshi MASUO, Hitoshi TOKUDA, Shigehiro KITAMURA, Yoshihito OTSUKA, Yasusada MIURA
Institution: Tokyo Yamate Medical Center
Language: English
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W1978780395